Heart and aorta morphology of the deep-diving hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2030-2036

  Drabek, Charles M ^a   Burns, Jennifer M ^b  

^a WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CARDIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

HOODED SEALS;

BIODIVERSITY;

MORPHOLOGY;

CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0036874745     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-181     Document Type: Article

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